Match.



,UNITED' STATES WILLiAM PERCY JONES,

OF ST. MARTINS, AND HENRY MONTAGUE BATE-S,

OF LONDON, E GLAND,

MATCH.

SPECIFICATIONforming part of Letters Patent No. 653,349, dated July 10,- 1900.

Application filed November 13, 1899.-

To all whom it may concern: Be itknown that we, WILLIAM PERCY JONEs, residingat Manaccau Board School, St. Martins R.- S. 0., in the county of Cornwall, and HE RY MoNTAcUE BATES, residing at 31 Elgin Crescent, Bayswater, London, "England, have invented a new and useful Composition of Matter'to be-Used for the Manufacture of Matches, oi which the followo' ing is a specification.

Qur invention relates to a new or improve match composition which is free from phos' phorus and poisonous ingredients. There are no noxious fumes in the process of-manufacture of our match and no danger of explosion while mixing the ingredients.

In carrying out our invention we employ the following substances or materials as ingredieutsfor the composition of 'our match: o ch'orate of potash, (gronnd,) three and onehalf parts by measure; sulphide antimony, "-(ground,) one-half art by measure; thiosulphate of tin, (copper, bismuth, or other heavy metal-,) (ground,) one part by measure; I ,oxide manganese, (ground,) one-fifth part by measure; bichromate potash, (ground,) one- .ieighth part vby measure; glass powder, '.'(ground,) one-fourth part by measure. The chemicals should all be ground separately to 3d the finest powder and should be mixed by being put two or threetimes through a sieve. For every hundred parts, by weight, of this mixture take half'a part, by weight, of red prussiate of potash and add it to the mixture, 35 which is then .to be made'into a stifi paste with water. It is then added to the requisite quantity of melted gelatin in the usual way,- after which the paste mustnot be allowed to Serial No. 736,805. (Nu specimens.)

get either too hot, which will decompose the ingredients, or too cold, which will set the glue. The temperature should be just sufiicient to keep the composition in a workable condition and should be vke'pt constant. About that of new milk will be found correct.

In place of the glass powder we ;nay use any equivalent inertsubstance, such as Whili',

ing or plaster-of-paris, and in place of the gelatin we may use any equivalent adhesive material, such as glue.

Should the gelatin or other ingredients become acid, as is sometimes the case, this acid-' ity must be neutralized by means of dilute ammonia. A' good plan to insure the composition being free of acidis to soak the glue .of manganese, bichromate of potash, an in ert substance, red prussiate of potash, and adhesive material, substantially in the pro 70 portions set forth. a

WILLIAM PERCY JONES. HENRY MON TAGUE BATES.

Witnesses:

S. CHEESWRIGHT, OLIVER .LLOYD. 

